Trundle hoop with sounding means



Oct. 23, 1956 J. M. BAKEgR 2,767,515

TRUNDLE HOOP WITH SOUNDING MEANS Filed May 12, 1955 James M. Baker I N VEN TOR.

limited States Patent TRUNDLE HOOP WITH SOUNDING MEANS James M. Baker,West Hempstead, N. Y.

Application May 12, 1955, Serial No. 507,891

1 Claim. (Cl. 46114) The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in play hoops and more particularly to the provision of ahandle having an eye at one end for embracing the hoop to roll the hoopin a trundling action.

An important object of the invention is to provide a toy of thischaracter constructed with a sound-producing device actuated by theturning movement of the hoop.

A further object is to provide a toy of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is eflicient and reliable in operation,relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for thepurpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on a line 22 ofFigure 1; and,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates an elongated handle which may be constructed ofwood, plastic or other suitable lightweight material and formed at itslower end with a laterally extending arm 6 which is formed with an eye 7at the outer end of the arm.

A play hoop 8 is placed in the eye 7 for free turning ice movementtherein whereby the hoop may be rolled by a pushing action applied tothe handle by a child walking or running alongside the hoop while thehandle serves to support and maintain the hoop in an upright positionand to guide the hoop in a desired direction.

One side of the hoop 8 is formed with a plurality of circumferentiallyspaced notches 9 and intervening ribs and a resilient ratcheting tongue10 is embedded or otherwise suitably secured at one end in an adjacentportion of the eye 7 and with the free end of the tongue 10 projectingradially inwardly with respect to the eye for successively engaging thenotches 9 and ribs as the hoop 8 is rotated to produce a vibratory orratcheting sound.

A whistle 11 of a conventional construction is secured to the upper endof handle 5.

As the handle 5 is pushed forwardly to turn or roll the hoop, theengagement of the resilient tongue 10 in the notches 9 of the hoop willproduce a sound to add to the amusement of the child using the toy.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A trundle toy comprising in combination, a play hoop, a handle having aneye at its lower end in which the hoop is rotatably engaged for guidingand rolling the hoop along the ground, said hoop having a plurality ofnotches and intervening ribs in its surface and a vibratory tonguecarried by the eye and projecting radially inwardly thereof and having afree end portion engaging and actuated by the notches and ribs toproduce sound upon the turning of the hoop.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS324,344 Venners Aug. 11, 1885 507,851 Shetter Oct. 31, 1893 1,895,216Thalmann Jan. 24, 1933 2,251,599 Peterson Aug. 5, 1941

